We
see what has lead up to the championship match between the WWE World Heavyweight
Champion, Batista, versus The Undertaker versus Edge that will take place at the
Armageddon pay per view.

Friday
Night Smackdown is being broadcast from

South
Carolina on the CW network.

Ringside
announcers: Michael Cole and JBL

Ring
announcer: Justin Roberts

Backstage
interviews: Anastacia

Teddy
Long enters the arena and the ring. Teddy returns as General Manager because
Vicky Guerrero is out due to an injury sustained when she received a pile driver
courtesy of The Undertaker.

Teddy
has a mic and he asks for a “holla, holla, holla” from the audience. Teddy
tells us that General Manager is incapacitated at this time and that he was
happy to make the announcement for the main event at Armageddon. This is the
triple threat match with Edge, The Undertaker and Batista and it will be unlike
anything the WWE audience has ever seen before. Teddy says that brings him to
the United States title and that at Armageddon it will be MVP defending his
United States Championship against Rey Mysterio. Teddy attempts to continue but
The Rated R Superstar Edge enters the arena and the ring.

Edge
also has a mic in hand. Edge is complaining that Teddy is giving away
championship matches and that since Teddy is only the assistant General Manager
and when Vicky comes back; there will be hell to pay. Teddy tells Edge that even
after Vicky comes back, Teddy will be the headman in charge. They then discuss
what happened to Vicky and Edge has to talk to Vicky on camera (this is just
gross – and the audience agrees with me). Teddy interrupts Edge and asks if
him if he doesn’t have anything better to than to send love messages to Vicky.
Teddy asks Edge why he doesn’t text her and wants to know what is wrong with
Edge’s phone. Teddy congratulates Edge for his love for Vicky and then tells
him to stop wasting his time.

Edge
wants to know why Teddy consistently screws him over when it comes to
championships. Edge is whining because he had to relinquish his title. Edge says
that The Undertaker screwed him last week in his match for the title when The
Undertaker got involved in the match. Teddy reminds Edge that he is the one who
cost The Undertaker the title when Edge got involved in The Undertaker’s match
at Survivor Series. Teddy says the match at Armageddon evens things out.

Edge
says that Teddy has never given anything for his redemption. Teddy tells Edge
that he has it. Tonight Edge will be in a match tonight against Kane, the man
who injured him four months ago.

Oooh,
then Teddy tells Edge he needs to man up. (Has Teddy been off watching
Ring of Honor pay per views?)Teddy exits the ring and the arena leaving Edge
standing in the ring.

Cole
tells us that tonight MVP will have a very special guest on the MVP lounge –
Michael Hayes of the Fabulous Freebirds. JBL tells us that Batista will be in
action tonight.

Commercial
break.

Back
from commercial break, Cole tells us that tonight we will see Edge versus Kane
tonight.

Tag
Team Match

The
Miz, weighing 231 lbs., from Cleveland, OH

&

John
Morrison, weighing 219 lbs., from Los Angeles, CA

WWE
Tag Team Champions

Before
their opponents are introduces, we see a clip from a match that took place 10
days ago between the tag team champs and Jesse and Festus with the champs
cheating to get the win.

Vs.

Jesse
& Festus, at a combined weight of 501 lbs.

Audience
favorites: I’m not sure

My
favorites: Jesse & Festus & John Morrison

Winners:
John Morrison & The Miz

That
would explain why we saw the earlier film clip of the match between these four
before. Here’s hoping Festus kicks some ECW butt tonight!

The
bell rings and Festus goes berserk, sending Morrison out of the ring. Miz is
behind Festus pounding on Jesse as Morrison keeps Festus occupied. Festus is
sent out to the ring apron by the ref and the battle between Jesse and Miz
continues in the ring. You have to like Jesse.He actually tries to wrestle. Of course, he’s up against Miz who
doesn’t seem to be able to pull any wrestling knowledge out of that hideous
hat he wears to the ring. Miz sends Jesse into the ropes where Morrison is
waiting – and not in his corner I might add – but Jesse hits the mat and
slides under Morrison out of the ring. Jesse then politely grabs Morrison by the
leg and slams him down face first on the ring apron. Jesse climbs back into the
ring delivers a fist to Miz and then goes up to the top turnbuckle – WRONG
SIDE OF THE RING JESSE! Jesse comes off the top and takes Miz down in a cross
body block and goes for the cover but he can’t get the three count. A double
team by Morrison and Miz but Miz can’t get the win. Miz tags in Morrison and
we have another double team when Morrison tags back in Miz. Jesse sends Miz over
his head and tries to get a pin, Miz pulls him back, and Jesse delivers a high
kick to Miz’s head and then gets the tag. In comes Festus and Miz has tagged
in Morrison. Festus uses Morrison has a ramrod to take Miz down off the ring
apron and to the floor. Morrison is getting beaten by Festus in the middle of
the ring. Festus tags in Jesse but Miz is back in the ring and he attacks
Festus. Festus goes after Miz and takes him over the top rope to the floor as
Jesse climbs up on the top turnbuckle. Morrison manages to pull Jesse off the
turnbuckle and down to the mat, goes for the cover and gets the win.

I
like to watch Jesse in the ring. I don’t know whether it’s because he is a
young guy just making his way into WWE or if it is because he is so good in the
ring. He still needs some polish, but he has a great start. I’m starting to
like Festus, too, although he is more brute force than technical in the ring.
They make a good team. And no, I still haven’t gotten over the fact that
Morrison and Miz have those tag team titles.

Anastacia
is backstage with ECW’s Elijah Burke. Burke is there to face Batista. Batista
announced on www.wwe.com that Burke was the
last thing on his mind. Burke is a little unhappy about that and he intends to
beat Batista in their match tonight.

Cole
tells us that Batista is in action next.

Commercial
break.

Back
from commercial break, Cole reminds us that we will see Edge facing Kane in a
match tonight. We see the film clip of when Edge is injured by Kane and is
forced to relinquish his title.

The
Animal Batista, weighing 290 lbs., from Washington, DC

WWE
World Heavyweight Champion

Vs.

Elijah
Burke, weighing 230 lbs., from Jacksonville, FL

Audience
favorite: Batista

My
favorite: I like them both

Winner:
The Animal Batista

Burke
may just give Batista a run for his money. Batista has weight and height on
Burke but Burke is fast and he doesn’t mind using some high-risk maneuvers.
The bell rings and Batista approaches Burke but Burke ducks into the ropes.
Burke is back out of the ropes and the two men lock up. Batista tries to break
clean but Burke delivers a fist and then goes after Batista. Batista delivers a
boot to Burke’s midsection and then picks him up, slams him into the corner
and delivers a series of shoulder blocks. Batista sends Burke into the opposite
corner post and delivers a clothesline. Burke attempts to send Batista across
the ring but Batista gets the switch and sends Burke back into the corner post.
Burke drops down and nails Batista in the knee, sending Batista crashing to the
canvas. Burke goes outside to the floor and slams Batista’s knee into the
corner post. Burke is back in the ring delivering stomps and kicks to a downed
Batista until the ref gets in and breaks it up. Burke goes back to delivering
kicks to Batista’s ribs and then goes back to stomps until the ref gets
involved again. Burke backs across the ring, charges, grabs the top ring ropes
to elevate himself in the air before dropping an elbow on Batista’s chest.
Burke tries for the pin but only gets a two count before Batista powers out.
Burke is arguing with the ref about the count. Burke is trying to set Batista up
but Batista uses a boot to the side of Burke’s head to send him down to the
mat. Both men are back to their feet, Batista tries for a clothesline but Burke
ducks out of the way and again goes after Batista’s knee. Burke delivers a
short drop kick that sends Batista the rest of the way down to the mat. Burke
again goes for the cover but only gets a one count. Burke disagrees with the ref
then goes up to the second set of ropes and dives off as Batista makes it back
to his feet. Batista catches Burke in midair with a spear and then he slams
Burke to the mat. Batista is on his feet and limping and Burke is down on the
canvas. Batista picks Burke up and delivers a Batista bomb, goes for the pin and
gets the win. Batista is up on the entrance ramp and someone is in the ring
checking on Burke who has not moved since being slammed to the mat and pinned.

Batista
won the match but Burke put on a great show. Burke is very talented in the ring
and we haven’t see much of him lately. Burke deserves more time in the ring.

Michelle
McCool is backstage with someone and Jamie Noble interrupts. Noble is back to
flirt with McCool. Noble tells her that tonight she can come out with a winner
– Jamie Noble, not a moped riding loser like Chuck Palumbo. Noble has beat
Palumbo twice now. McCool takes offense at Noble picking on Palumbo and she
tells Noble that at least Palumbo doesn’t have to go to Baby Gap to find
clothes to fit him. Noble’s feelings are hurt that McCool is being mean to him
but Noble understands that you only hurt the ones you love. Noble tells her that
not if, but when, he beats Palumbo again, McCool can go on a date with Noble.
McCool makes a deal with Noble and if Noble beats Palumbo that McCool will go on
a date with Noble.

Commercial
break.

Back
from commercial break, we see a replay of the winning move Batista used to beat
Burke. That match was right before commercial break. Cole reminds us that Edge
will face Kane tonight.

Jamie
Noble, weighing 202 lbs., from Hanover, WV

Vs.

Chuck
Palumbo, weighing 280 lbs., from San Diego, CA

accompanied
to the ring by his motorcycle and Michelle McCool

Audience
favorite: Chuck Palumbo & his motorcycle

My
favorite: I like Jamie Noble and Chuck Palumbo and I love Chuck’s motorcycle.

Winner:Jamie Noble

JAMIE
NOBLE IS WEARING A T-SHIRT THAT SAYS

NOBLE

2

PALUMBO

0

Noble has been on a
winning streak here lately. He’s quick and original in any match he is in and
he has great wrestling knowledge. Look for Noble to cheat if necessary to get
his date with Palumbo’s “friend”. The bell rings and Palumbo has Noble
in the corner delivering chops with the ref trying to get him to break it up.
Palumbo pulls Noble out of the corner and takes him down with a clothesline.
Palumbo picks Noble up to deliver a suplex but Noble breaks free and delivers a
boot to Palumbo’s left knee, then starts pounding on him but when he starts
delivering chops, Palumbo gets back to his feet. Noble comes off the ropes and
Palumbo picks him up and sends him to the mat with a high back body drop. Noble
is back to his feet but Palumbo sends him back to the mat with a right hand to
the jaw. Noble is up again and Palumbo again lands a right. Palumbo picks Noble
up and drives him spine first into the corner post. Palumbo pulls Noble out of
the corner and takes him down with a clothesline. Palumbo picks Noble up and
sends him into the corner post but as Palumbo charges, Nobles gets his boots up
and nails Palumbo in the face. Noble goes out on the ring apron and climbs up to
the top turnbuckle and comes off to deliver a cross body block but Palumbo
catches Noble and throws him over the top of his head to the mat. Palumbo comes
off the ropes to deliver an elbow but Noble rolls out of the way and Palumbo
meets the mat. Behind Palumbo, McCool is suddenly up on the ring apron and she
takes off her jacket to show Noble her bra. (I guess she didn’t get
McMahon’s memo about the divas taking the sex stuff down a few notches – or
she lost it – or she couldn’t read it!) Noble – and the referee
– turn their attention away from the ring. Noble gets up close but before he
can get personal, McCool slaps him. Palumbo charges at Noble, Noble ducks under
him and Palumbo nearly hits McCool who is still standing on the ring apron.
Noble catches Palumbo from behind and rolls him up to get the win and a date
with McCool.

Noble is going up the
entrance ramp looking very happy while Palumbo is in the ring looking very
confused. Noble is going to have to buy himself a new t-shirt. It’s now 3
for Noble and 0 for Palumbo. I've said it before, Jamie Noble is good in the
ring no matter who he faces. He can be the world's greatest heel and he
can put over someone who has not talent at all. He's that good. Chuck
Palumbo is a favorite of mine as well and I'm not quite sure why he has Noble
chasing him into matches.

Cole and JBL give us a
rundown one the Triumph and Tragedy Wrestling DVD that has been released. The
DVD contains footage of World Class Championship Wrestling nearly 25 years ago.
Bruiser Brody is shown in a scene. Brody was murdered in Puerto Rico.Kerry Von Erich is shown in a scene – in fact several of the Von
Erich boys most of who died tragically at a young age are shown in footage.
Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy of the Freebirds is in the footage. Gordy died
young (Jesse, real name Terry Gordy, Jr, of Jesse and Festus is Terry
Gordy’s son) and Michael P.S.Hayes. Michael Hayes will be a guest in the
MVP Lounge tonight and, according to Cole, it’s that is coming up next.

We see a promo for the Raw
Fifteen Year Anniversary Special, which airs Monday night and will be three
hours long. It is our understanding at this time that Paul Bearer and Brett Hart
will not be attending although they were contacted and asked to appear.

Commercial break.

Back from commercial break,
we see last week’s Smackdown match pitting Rey Mysterio and Kane against MVP
and Big Daddy V. As Kane and V battle it out on the floor, Mysterio hits MVP
with the 619 and gets the win.

MVP is in the ring and that
can only mean one thing “Big things poppin’, little things stoppin’”.
MVP is in the VIP Lounge and everyone is to “sit back and enjoy the view
because the MVP Lounge is for people better than you”. MVP then proceeds to
brag about MVP. He does have the WCW DVD that is released this Tuesday. MVP says
that he was a big WCW fan when he was growing up and the best rivalry during
that period of time was The Freebirds and the Von Erich Family. MVP then shows
us some clips from the DVD. The last living Von Erich son has commentary on the
DVD. As a huge fan of Kerry Von Erich, I sympathize with the wrestling fans
that still mourn the loss of a great wrestler.And while I thought
Michael P.S. Hayes was the greatest thing in the world next to Handsome Harley
Race, I was a Terry Gordy fan, too.

MVP introduces his guest
tonight, of the Fabulous Freebirds, Michael P.S. Hayes. Hayes is dressed in
black with long blonde hair and a slightly receding hairline. And they are
playing Badstreet Atlanta GA!.I don't know if that's the name of the song
but I KNOW THE WORDS! I have to say it. Hayes is still one good lookin’
man. MVP tells Hayes to make himself comfortable and to have a seat but
Hayes says he will stand. MVP insists but Hayes doesn’t want to sit down. MVP
congratulates Hayes on his DVD. MVP wants Hayes to talk about the period of time
the DVD covers. Hayes wants everyone to know that in life there are
repercussions for your actions and consequences for your actions. Hayes says a
lot of his co-workers paid the ultimate price. Hayes says there were six Von
Erich brothers and five are dead. Only Kevin Von Erich is alive to tell the
story and he does tell a truthful story on the DVD. Hayes says the DVD gets the
message across – Say No To Drugs. MVP tells Hayes he looks good for his age,
damned good for his age. Hayes seems to take offense to being called old. Hayes
tells MVP he kind of digs MVP’s style too and then asks MVP how old he is. MVP
says that he is a LOT younger than Hayes. Hayes then asks MVP asks if MVP can
tell time. MVP says that he can tell time and Hayes says that ‘s good then MVP
should be able to tell that his time is just about up with Hayes. Hayes says
that unless MVP wants his 20 year old self to get dropped by a 49 year old man,
MVP had better come up with some respect and he’d better come up with it quick
and don’t cross that line. MVP would rather talk about Hayes’ thickening
waistline and his thinning hairline. Hayes says he would like to keep the
discussion on the DVD something that is near and dear to Hayes. MVP says that
since they are discussing things that are near and dear to Hayes, they should
discuss Hayes’ special relationship with The Hardys. MVP says Hayes considers
the Hardys the sons Hayes never had. Hayes says he doesn’t think it’s any
secret that he is close to Matt and Jeff but Hayes says that once again that is
off subject. MVP says that they are in the MVP Lounge and that it is MVP’s
show and that on MVP’s show they talk about the things MVP wants to talk
about. MVP says he wants to talk about how Hayes felt when MVP decimated and
crippled Matt Hardy and got that weight up off MVP’s shoulders. Hayes says
that Matt and Jeff are their own men and they handle their own problems and
Hayes says that when Matt comes back, MVP is going to have a huge problem on his
hands. Hayes says that since MVP like to talk about himself so much, then they
should talk about MVP. Hayes says they should talk about last week when MVP got
pinned by Rey Mysterio. Hayes says they should talk about earlier tonight when
Teddy Long said that MVP will defend the US Title against Rey Mysterio. Hayes
says he is making a prediction that MVP will lose the US Title to Rey Mysterio.
MVP wants to talk about Hayes again and how in the Fabulous Freebirds, Hayes was
the proverbial third wheel…gee, MVP…even if Hayes just stood in the
ring, none of his female fans would have complained…MVP says that
Terry Gordy carried Hayes and that Hayes was nothing. MVP says to Hayes “as a
wrestler, you can’t even lace up my boots, old man”. I believe Hayes is a
little taller than MVP and it’s hard to tell because of his outfit, but I
think he has a little weight on MVP as well. Hayes tells MVP he has no respect
for yesterday and the wrestlers that made wrestling what it is today. Hayes then
tells MVP he doesn’t have to worry about yesterday. He doesn’t even have to
worry about tomorrow.MVP does have
to worry about today because Hayes is going to whoop MVP’s ass. And the
audience goes wild! Hayes takes off his jacket and MVP throws a right hand,
sending Hayes into the ropes. MVP takes off his jacket and proceeds to beat on
Hayes who is still down. Hayes, still down on his knees, throws a right that
backs MVP up. Hayes is back on his feet and he throws another hard right and he
just keeps throwing rights and adds some lefts. MVP picks Hayes up and sends him
over to the mat with a back body drop then comes across the ring and delivers a
kick to Hayes’ had. MVP takes Hayes down to the mat again. We then see Rey
Mysterio heading running down the entrance ramp and to the ring. MVP swings at
Mysterio when he hits the ring apron, but Mysterio sends a blow to MVP’s
abdomen. Mysterio springboards off the top ropes and takes MVP down to the mat.
Mysterio gets in some rights and lefts before MVP gets back to his feet.
Mysterio charges MVP and takes him down over the VIP Lounge sofa and the screen
divider falls on top of them as Mysterio continues the assault. MVP bails out of
the ring and heads up the entrance ramp to get away from Mysterio. All
those who think we need to get Hayes back to the gym so he can kick MVP’s
backside, raise your hands!

Cole reminds us that Edge
will face Cole tonight and then we see the film clips of the feud with Kane that
led up to Edge being injured and out of action for four months.

Commercial break.

Back from commercial break,
we see a replay of the end of the match between Batista and Elijah Burke that
was earlier tonight.

Anastacia is backstage with
Batista and she asks about the triple threat match at Armageddon. Batista says
that in a triple threat match he doesn’t have to be pinned to lose his title.
Batista says he doesn’t have a good history with Edge and that Batista and The
Undertaker have some famous battles. But Batista says he is ready to go to war.

The Raw Rebound – we see
clips of the feud that has been brewing between Y2J Chris Jericho and Randy
Orton since Jericho has come back to Raw.

We see Hornswoggle backstage
in a bright red car but the car belongs to Deuce and Domino and they arrive with
Cherry and find Hornswoggle in the driver’s seat. Hornswoggle bails out of the
car with the pair after him, but Finlay is there. Finlay says Hornswoggle likes
bright, shiny cars but the pair says that nobody touches their car. Finlay says
Hornswoggle didn’t break anything and Hornswoggle says he didn’t and Finlay
says “then go ahead” and Hornswoggle reaches up and snaps off the antenna!

Coming up next it will be a
match with Hornswoggle and Finlay taking on Deuce and Domino.

NOTE: Finlay went on
WWE’s Ireland tour. We understand he was a big hit back in Ireland.

Commercial break.

Back from commercial break,
we see a match that occurred on a previous Smackdown between the four men in the
match coming up. Hornswoggle and defeated them when Finlay used his favorite
weapon and Hornswoggle finished up with the tadpole splash, went for the cover
and got the win.

Finlay will face
The Great Khali at Armageddon.

Finlay,
weighing 233 lbs., from Belfast, Ireland

Accompanied
to the ring by Hornswoggle

Vs.

Deuce,
weighing 235 lbs., from The Other Side of the Tracks

accompanied
to the ring by Domino, A Shiny Red Car, and Cherry

Audience favorite: Finlay

My favorite: Finlay

Winner:
Finlay

with a
little help from Hornswoggle

The bell rings and Deuce
delivers a right fist and then a boot to the midsection but Finlay gets him
blocked in the corner and takes him down to the mat. Hornswoggle is beating the
daylights out of the ring apron. Finlay delivers a few European uppercuts and
then sends him into the corner post and delivers a hard shoulder block. Finlay
now has Deuce down on the mat in a headlock. Deuce is back to his feet and he
sends Finlay into the ropes. Finlay comes off the ropes and takes Deuce to the
mat with a shoulder block. Finlay goes for the cover and gets a one count before
Deuce powers out. Deuce has Finlay in a wristlock but Finlay takes Deuce down to
the mat with a clothesline. Finlay again goes for the cover but Deuce gets a
shoulder up after the count of one. Outside the ring, Domino is chasing
Hornswoggle around the ring. Hornswoggle dives under the ring and in the ring
Finlay has his attention on Domino. Finlay starts out of the ring but the ref
tells him not to do it and so he steps back in. Deuce is off the mat and he
delivers a blow to Finlay’s head that sends him down to the mat. Deuce goes
for the cover but can’t get the three count. Deuce then proceeds to deliver
some right fists to a still downed Finlay. Deuce nails Finlay in the jaw and
again goes for the cover. Deuce gets a one count before Finlay gets a shoulder
off the mat. Deuce argues with the ref about the count. Deuce works on
Finlay’s head and neck but Finlay gets back to his feet. Deuce throws a right
fist but Finlay blocks it and delivers a nicely placed right of his own. Finlay
nails Deuce with another uppercut, but when he tries for the next one Deuce
ducks out of the way and comes up with a dropkick that takes Finlay down. Domino
is up on the ring apron and we see Hornswoggle with a fire extinguisher?
Hornswoggle gets Cherry in the legs when he sets off the fire extinguisher and
then gets Domino when he goes after Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle is now up on the
ring apron and Deuce goes after him through the ropes. Deuce drags Hornswoggle
into the ring with the fire extinguisher but Finlay now has his weapon and as
the ref takes the fire extinguisher away from Deuce and Hornswoggle bails out of
the ring, Finlay nails Deuce in the head. Finlay goes for the cover and gets the
win. Hornswoggle and Finlay prepare to do their Irish jig but The Great Khali
and his interpreter enter the arena and Domino nails Finlay in the back of the
head. Finlay and Domino are now exchanging fists and Deuce is back to his feet
and they are double teaming Finlay as Khali enters the ring. Finlay staggers
back to his feet as Deuce and Domino bail out of the ring. Khlai delivers a boot
to Finlay’s face and Hornswoggle comes into the ring to help Finlay. Khali
shoves Hornswoggle backward to the mat. Khali now has Finlay in the vice grip.
Hornswoggle is outside the ring trying to rally Finlay but Finlay is out and
Hornswoggle is very upset.

Finlay has got to be one of
the best wrestlers I have seen in the ring in a long time. He not only knows,
understands and can use wrestling maneuvers in the ring, he does drama and
comedy quite well. His alliance with Hornswoggle has been delightful and
entertaining. He may have to – let me take that back – he will have to cheat
to win but I have a feeling Finlay is going to drop Khali in their match at
Armageddon.

Commercial break.

Back from commercial break,
we see a replay of the Khali beat down of Finlay before the commercial break.

Before Edge’s opponent is
introduced, we again see the clip from the Hell in a Cell, Batista versus The
Undertaker match where Edge interfered.

Then Edge has a mic and
before the match begins Edge says he wants everyone to show him a little respect
and a little bit of class while he addresses Vicky Guerrero – and ya’ll will
have to pardon me – I’m not wasting any keystrokes on this garbage. And then
we go to

Commercial break.

Back from commercial break,
Edge and Batista do a little staring each other down.

Vs.

Kane,
weighing 323 lbs.

Audience Favorite: Kane

My Favorite: I like them
both but Kane is really my favorite

Winner:
Kane

Let’s see, Edge was
injured by Kane and was out for four months. Edge has a match coming up against
Batista and The Undertaker, both of who have the height and weight advantage,
and now he is facing Kane, who also has a height and weight advantage. Edge
could have a few problems here and we don’t even know if The Undertaker is in
the building!

The bell rings and Edge
throws rights and lefts as he has Kane backed into the ring post. Kane comes out
of the corner, swings Edge around and shoves him into the ring post and then
unleashes lefts and rights of his own. Edge hits the mat. Kane picks Edge up and
drops him on the top rope. Kane then goes to work on Edge’s left upper arm
before sending him shoulder first into the ring post. Kane goes outside the ring
and uses the ring post to further work on Edge’s shoulder. Kane is back in the
ring and he wraps Edges left arm around the bottom rope and puts pressure on the
shoulder again. Kane picks Edge up off the mat and delivers a hard right fist
and then goes after the shoulder before delivering an elbow to the top of
Edge’s skull. Edge fights back by sending rights into Kane’s jaw but Kane
manages to throw a right uppercut that sends Edge down to his knees and then
face first to the mat. Kane stomps on Edge’s left shoulder and then stretches
the shoulder applying pressure by putting his knee in Edge’s back. Kane has
Edge down on the mat and he delivers a knee to Edge’s shoulder. Kane sends
Edge off the ropes and takes him down to the mat with an elbow. Kane comes off
the ropes to drop an elbow on Edge’s chest but Edge rolls out of the way and
Kane hits the mat. Edge is back to his feet, but is favoring his left arm and
shoulder. He throws a right elbow into Kane’s jaw and then another. Edge tries
to send Kane across the ring but Kane gets the switch and sends Edge into the
opposite ropes. Edge comes off the ropes and Kane picks him up for a body slam
but Edge manages to go over Kane’s shoulder and land behind him. Edge drops
backward, slamming Kane down to the mat. Edge comes off the ropes with a short
dropkick that sends Kane out of the ring and onto the floor. Edge goes out on
the ring apron and dives off but Kane catches him and sends him back first into
the ring apron. Kane rolls Edge back into the ring but as Kane climbs up on the
ring apron, Edge delivers a running shoulder block that sends Kane into the
guardrail and down to the floor. Kane is down on the floor, Edge is down in the
ring.

COMMERCIAL
BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MATCH!

ONLY
ONE?

TNA WINS
AGAIN!

THE MOST
COMMERCIAL BREAKS DURING MATCHES IN A TWO-HOUR TIME SLOT!

Back from commercial break,
Kane is on the ring apron and Edge is delivering knees as the ref starts to
count to get him off of Kane. Kane is now back in the ring. Edge delivers a
right and then more knees as Kane is up against the corner post. Edge is still
favoring his left arm but Edge delivers a running shoulder block into Kane’s
abdomen. Edge comes toward Kane again, but Kane shoves Edge back. Edge comes
back and delivers a boot to Kane’s midsection. Edge has Kane in a waist lock
and I can’t tell which wrestlerthe
audience is rooting for. Kane is back to his feet and he delivers elbows into
Edge’s gut then a hard right to Edge’s jaw when Edge releases the hold. Kane
sends Edge into the ropes but Edge comes off the ropes and delivers a boot to
Kane’s chest. Edge delivers a boot to Kane’s midsection and then looks like
he’s going to try for a suplex, but Kane picks Edge up and throws him across
the ring. Edge lands face first on the mat. Kane comes across the ring and nails
Edge with a clothesline and then Kane sends Edge into the opposite corner post
and follows up with another clothesline. Kane picks Edge up and brings him down
to the mat with a sidewalk slam. Kane goes out on the ring apron and starts to
climb up to the top turnbuckle but Edge is back on his feet and he delivers a
fist to Kane’s face to slow him down. Edge is now up on the ropes and they are
exchanging blows. Kane shoves Edge backward and Edge hits the mat. Kane goes up
to the top rope, Edge is back on his feet, Kane dives off the top and Edge ducks
out of the way. Kane hits the mat and rolls across the ring. Edge is setting up
for the spear and waiting for Kane to get to his feet and turn around. Edge
charges across the ring and is met by Kane’s big boot. Edge goes down to the
mat. Kane is ready for the choke slam and ask Edge stands up, Kane grabs him by
the throat but Edge sends a boot to Kane’s gut and then goes back against the
ropes. Edge comes off the ropes and right into Kane’s clothesline. Kane picks
Edge up and sends him across the ring and into the corner post but as Kane
charges at Edge, Edge gets a boot up and stops him. Edge goes up to the second
rope and dives off into a Kane uppercut. Kane goes out on the ring apron and up
to the top turnbuckle again and comes off with a flying clothesline to drop
Edge. Kane is once again ready to deliver the choke slam. Edge is back to his
feet, Kane grabs him by the throat and Edge steps over the top ropes. Edge grabs
Kane by the back of the head and leaps off the ring apron catching Kane on the
top rope. Edge then walks over to grab a steel chair and goes back into the ring
with the chair. The ref rings the bell to officially disqualify Edge, but as
Edge charges at Kane, Kane picks up a boot that sends the chair back into
Edge’s face. Kane now has the chair and he delivers a slam to Edge’s back
before dropping the chair and exiting the ring. Kane grabs part of the steel
steps and tosses them into the ring. As Edge stands up, Kane goes at him with
the steps but Edge drops down and catches Kane with a drop toehold that sends
Kane and the steel steps crashing to the mat. Edge waits till Kane gets back on
his feet and then hits Kane with a spear. Edge is holding his left shoulder but
he picks up the steel steps, sets them up and puts Kane’s head on the steps.
Edge goes after the chair and we see Batista throw his headset down and head for
the ring. Edge has the chair and Batista is in the ring protecting Kane. The
arena goes dark and guess who else is here? The lights come on and The
Undertaker has Edge by the throat as Batista charges to deliver a spear to Edge.
Edge steps out of the way and Batista takes down The Undertaker instead. With
any luck at all, Batista will get some brownie points from Undertaker because he
did, after all, save Undertaker’s brother. Batista is standing in the ring,
Undertaker and Kane are down in the ring and Edge is all the way at the top of
the entrance ramp making sure he is out of harms’ way.

This was a great match and
if I were Edge I would have been a little hesitant to set foot in the ring with
someone who was going to go after a pectoral muscle I just took four months off
to get healed. As much as Edge makes one great heel, you have to admire him in
the ring even when he cheats. Kane has done a great job in the ring and I was
becoming a little frustrated with the matches he had been in lately. This match
did both of these talents justice.